rucas: for an iron get a hakko fx888
for hot air, get the aoyue 852A
eh?
the other shit is rebranded hakko
fx888 is an updated 936
936 has been the best value in soldering for like 20 years
you can ask around in here if you want, tons will agree
i have two of those hakkos at work
last job i had one, previous job i had one
well
kevtris had his for like 10 years
didnt even replace tips
and i have another friend has had his since the late 80s or early 90s
shit still works
both these people are soldering with them almost daily
i dropped mine and cracked the case, it still works fine for like years since that